Product Consultant - Outside IR35 at Anson McCade Ltd, Nottingham, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

Product Consultant (Contract) - DVSA Programme

Location: UK Hybrid

Client: Supporting the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

Contract: Initial 6 months

IR35 Status: Outside IR35

Day Rate: Competitive

We're supporting a leading digital transformation consultancy in the search for an experienced Product Consultant to join a major digital transformation programme with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in delivering user-centred digital services that support millions of people across the UK. Working within an Agile, multidisciplinary team, you'll help shape product direction, engage with stakeholders and ensure delivery teams have a well-defined, prioritised backlog.

The Role

As a Product Consultant, you'll own product features from discovery through to delivery, working closely with clients, developers, architects and designers to deliver high-quality digital products.

You'll facilitate workshops, gather and refine requirements, write user stories, prioritise backlogs and champion MVP thinking to maximise value throughout the delivery life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage product backlogs throughout the delivery life cycle.

• Gather, analyse and document functional and non-functional requirements.

• Write clear user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and discovery sessions.

• Lead backlog refinement and support Agile ceremonies.

• Prioritise features and manage dependencies across delivery teams.

• Define and manage Minimum Viable Products (MVPs).

• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders and delivery teams.

• Collaborate with software engineers, architects and designers to deliver user-centred solutions.

• Contribute to planning sessions and continuous product improvement.

Required Experience

• Experience working as a Product Consultant, Product Owner or Agile Business Analyst.

• Strong background delivering digital products within Agile environments.

• Proven experience managing and prioritising product backlogs.

• Excellent workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong requirements gathering and user story writing experience.

• Good understanding of the software development life cycle.

• Experience working closely with software engineering teams.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Consultancy or client-facing delivery experience is highly desirable.

Desirable Experience

• Experience delivering digital transformation programmes within the UK public sector.

• Familiarity with Government Digital Service (GDS) principles.

• Experience working with central government organisations such as the DVSA, DfT or other public sector bodies.

• Exposure to pre-sales or bid support activities.

• Technical awareness of modern software delivery practices.

What's on Offer

• Initial 6-month contract with strong extension potential.

• Outside IR35 engagement.

• Competitive day rate.

• Opportunity to work on a high-profile digital transformation programme supporting the DVSA.

• Collaborative Agile environment alongside experienced multidisciplinary teams.

• Immediate start available.